Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 51 October 6, 2009
Date 10/06/2009 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:00:59 AM Chairman Whitef Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock and Skinner, Deputy County Attorneys Chris Gray and Jecyn Bremer, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
9:01:43 AM Chairman White Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded, televised live by Bresnan Communications and streamed over the internet.
9:02:17 AM Chairman White There was public comment on matters within the Commission's jurisdiction. Treasurer Kim Buchanan regarding closing of the information window in the courthouse for about one month.
9:06:28 AM Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims, 2. Approval of Asset Disposals in the Clerk & Recorder's Department for Custom, CRIS+ and Voter Pro Software Systems, 3. Approval of Meeting Minutes from September 15 and 16, 2009, 4. Approval of Contract with US Department of Justice for 911 Motorola, Customer Premise and Maintenance Agreement Costs at the New Facility ($500,000), 5. Decision on Final Plat Approval of the Bridger Ridge Run Minor Subdivision, 6. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Veca, 7. Decision on a Common Boundary Relocation Exemption from Subdivision Review Requested by Climbing Arrow
9:07:35 AM There was no public comment.
9:07:45 AM Commissioner Murdock Approve the consent agenda.
9:07:48 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:07:53 AM Board discussion
9:08:51 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:08:59 AM Chairman White Board Appointments
9:09:23 AM Commissioner Murdock Pogreba Field Joint Airport Affected Area Regulation Board
9:10:02 AM There was no public comment.
9:10:12 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to appoint Melvin Hirsch and Ted Schlepp to the Pogreba Field Joint Airport Affected Area Regulation Board.
9:10:21 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:10:25 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:32 AM Commissioner Skinner Clarkston Fire Service Area
9:11:10 AM There was no public comment.
9:11:23 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to appoint Michelle (Mickey) Bailey to the Clarkston Fire Service Area.
9:11:29 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:11:34 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:44 AM Chairman White Gallatin County Treasurer's Quarterly Report - 4th Quarter FY 2009
9:11:57 AM Treasurer Kim Buchanan Presentation
9:13:05 AM Discussion and Questions
9:14:09 AM There was no public comment.
9:14:22 AM Commissioner Murdock I'd move that we accept the Treasurer's quarterly report.
9:14:25 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:14:30 AM Board discussion
9:15:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:17 AM Chairman White Public Hearing on Authorization to Exceed Limitation on Number of Deputy Officers for Gallatin County Treasurer's Office
9:15:28 AM Treasurer Kim Buchanan Presentation
9:16:33 AM Discussion between the Commission, Kim Buchanan and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:17:18 AM There was no public comment.
9:17:27 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2009-129.
9:17:35 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:17:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:17:47 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Interim Amendments to the Subdivision Regulations Section 14.I.3, Regarding Exemptions from Subdivision Review Approval Procedures and Criteria
9:18:03 AM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Presentation
9:19:59 AM Discussion and Questions
9:20:23 AM There was no public comment.
9:20:31 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve these interim amendments to Subdivision Regulation Section 14.I.3.
9:20:39 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:20:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:20:53 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on Road Abandonment for Lazy Acres Subdivision
9:21:05 AM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills Presentation, submitted two additional protest letters from Susan McKevitt and Cameron Phillips labeled Exhibits A and B, Item #5, respectively.
9:27:24 AM Discussion between the Commission, Charlotte Mills and Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray
9:33:31 AM Public Comment Melissa Hitzler, submitted letters from Lawrence & Patricia Gentry and Robert C. & Patricia Pierpoint labeled Exhibits C and D, Item #5, respectively, Greg Hitzler, Katie Flynn, submitted information on rental cabins and snowmobile rentals labeled Exhibit E, Item #5, and Jose Castro, Bozeman District Forest Ranger
9:57:26 AM Board discussion including Charlotte Mills
10:01:59 AM Commissioner Murdock I move that we grant the petition to abandonment as presented.
10:02:04 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:02:09 AM Board discussion including Jose Castro
10:05:43 AM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Skinner opposed.
10:06:02 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request by Yankee Cub, LLC for a One-Year Extension to the Preliminary Plat Approval Period for Morningstar Meadows Minor Subdivision
10:06:21 AM County Planner Tim Skop Staff report
10:07:57 AM Ty Traxler, C&H Engineering & Surveying, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicant Yankee Cub, LLC
10:08:39 AM There was no public comment.
10:08:49 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve the extension.
10:08:50 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:08:54 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:09:03 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request by K-Ranch Minor Subdivision for a One-Year Extension of Preliminary Plat Approval
10:09:13 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff report
10:11:44 AM Chris Wasia, Genesis Engineering, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicant K-Ranch, LLC
10:12:18 AM There was no public comment.
10:12:24 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to grant the extension as requested.
10:12:27 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:12:31 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:12:40 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for Preliminary Plat Approval for the Coker Subsequent Minor Subdivision
10:12:51 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff report
10:25:23 AM Discussion and Questions
10:28:23 AM Greg Finck, Allied Engineering Services, Inc. Presentation on behalf of applicant Fitz Lee H. Coker Living Trust
10:29:04 AM Discussion and Questions
10:31:16 AM There was no public comment.
10:31:27 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:32:01 AM Commissioner Murdock I would move that we grant the variance request to 10.G.1. of the Subdivision Regs based on the criteria of Section 13.A.3. and I do that seeing that it does conform with those criteria as listed in staff finding #7.
10:32:22 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:32:39 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:33:25 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:33:34 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the project.
10:33:36 AM Commissioner Murdock The conditions?
10:33:37 AM Commissioner Skinner With the conditions as presented by staff.
10:33:40 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:33:44 AM Board discussion/Findings
10:35:04 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:35:15 AM Chairman White Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Adopt a Zone Text Amendment to the Middle Cottonwood Zoning Regulation to Add an Accessory Dwelling as a Permitted Use in the Agricultural and Rural Residential (AR) Zone
10:35:34 AM Compliance Specialist Amy Waring Presentation
10:36:12 AM Discussion and Questions
10:41:34 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-130.
10:41:38 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:41:47 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:42:03 AM Chairman White Pending Resolutions Allowing the Transfer of Funds into Escrow for the Bos Conservation Easement and Allowing the Transfer of Funds into Escrow for the Beacon Hill Conservation Easement
10:42:20 AM There was no public comment.
10:42:28 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-131 authorizing the expenditure of funds from the Open Space Bond Fund for the purchase of a conservation easement on the Beacon Hill property.
10:42:39 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:42:41 AM Board discussion
10:42:52 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:42:58 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve Resolution #2009-132 which is the authorizing the expenditure of funds from the Open Space Bond Fund for the purchase of a conservation easement on the Bos property.
10:43:09 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:43:13 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:43:29 AM Meeting adjourned.
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